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jeremywatco
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Apr 12, 2015

Leveler Leak? Maybe

Hi There,

Came back from a trip, leveled the RV while I had the slides out to unpack (my rv parking spot is pretty off level, whole front end off the ground). Anyways came out a week later to pull the slides in and prep for storage and noticed the front tires were on the ground and the RV wasn't level anymore. Looked around noticed the front left leveler had fluid all over the pad. Thought... Ah ha, blown seal.

Just to confirm I re-leveled, no leak. Came back a week later, no leak. Now two weeks later and still holding and no leak. So now I am puzzled??? It definitely leaked the first time as there way hydro fluid all over the leveler.

Not sure what to do at this point. The levelers are power gear and only 18months old so they are under warranty but I'd hate to drive the 45min to the Dealer (and 45 back) only to have them not find an issue.

Any suggestions?

3 Replies

  • I too have POWERGEAR. One of my jacks "let go" and I had oil on the pad. Of course, contacting POWERGEAR, I was informed that unlike other models of their jacks, mine were not rebuildable. At least they had no rebuild kit for it. So...I bought a new one. 600+ bucks. And of course, they would not sell to me....I had to go thru a dealer or retailer. THEY (dealer) got a commission for a phone call I just made. How much I don't know. And I did the install!
    Later on, I had to replace 2 hydraulic hoses. One...a 7 footer that was cracked, and last year a 30 footer that had a hole in it. Things do wear out...and I think POWERGEAR puts out a good product. But their policy of not selling to ME...really gets me going.
  • Take pictures of puddle. It probably had a ring come unseated. They can pull it apart and check. Or, maybe your neighbor did it!